PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Park Cung Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blaze Hastings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hastings has chosen Blazin Hazen - Avarage Homeboy as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Cung Le
vs
Hastings

190 cm
22
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
19
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

JOKER FIGHTGEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Park Cung Le!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Blaze Hastings!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le shoots in and drives through. Hastings sprawls well.

Le gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hastings tries to get to full guard but Le has control of the leg.
Le really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Le passes into side control, despite Hastings's attempt to control the position.
Le tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

Le decides to stand back up. Le steps back and let's Hastings get back to his feet.
Hastings scores with a nice body kick.
Hastings defending well as Le loads up on a big left hand.
Hastings cracks a nice hook into Le's ribs.
A lazy left from Hastings finds it's target.
Le is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hastings!
Hastings throws a left that rocks Le and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Hastings dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Le regain composure!

Le is rocked!
Hastings slows the pace down.
Oh Le is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Le seems to have got his legs back now.
Hastings moves into full mount!
Hastings controlling from the full mount.
Le really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hastings controlling the position easily from mount.
Le is squirming around, avoiding Hastings's attempts to control the action.
Hastings looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hastings looking to control and managing it successfully.
Le throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Hastings looking to control but Le is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Le wants to control but Hastings is having none of it.
Hastings controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Despite being in the dominant position, Blaze Hastings just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hastings lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Le fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A jab-cross combination lands for Hastings and sends Le crashing to the mat! Hastings follows him down to the mat - Le regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Le is trying to stand.

Hastings gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Oooh a lovely combination from Hastings sends Le down but not out. Hastings dives into side control looking to finish.
Hastings works to advance to full mount. Le defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hastings controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blaze Hastings dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Le tries to move into range but Hastings moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Le.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hastings.
No joy there for Hastings, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hastings throws a front kick that sends Le stumbling back into the cage.
Hastings moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hastings misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hastings misses with a double jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Hastings. That snapped Le's head back.
Hastings scores with a jab.
Hastings swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hastings feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Le crashing to the mat! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Blaze Hastings!